Domestic heating accounts for a large proportion of domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Heating with wood fuel is one of a raft of solutions which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Compared to heating with fossil fuels or heating with non renewable electricity wood fuel is a clear winner! This guide shows you the ins and outs of heating with wood, wood pellets, even how to burn in a smoke control area.
When it comes to wood flooring, you can't get much better these days than materials that are FSC Certified AND regional, and this is what JG Architectural Supply has brought to market. This is great news for those living in NC, VA, WV, OH, MD, PA, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, NH, and VT!
Wonder how it would fare in a collision? Better take some tweezers along just in case.
Byreclaiming antique wood from demolition sites, Marc Poirier is the ultimate recycler. Like an archaeologist, Marc delivers the history and stories behind almost every timber in his Berwick, Maine, stock. Look closely and you'll easily see the difference between a 400 year old limb and a newly sawn board from a warehouse store.
Mr. Anton Peterka along with his team, made his '85 Yugo 45, using wood and coal for fuel. It's not a new technology, 125 years old. The process is based on incomplete combustion of wood: due to lack of air, gases are created: carbon monoxide, the main fuels, hydrogen and methane.
Researchers working on using the enzymes found in termite guts to create biofuels from wood chips, switch grass and other biomass products.
Taking an alternative approach to designing and manufacturing iPod sound systems, Vers has launched a new line of handcrafted wood iPod sound systems. Produced from sustainably-managed plantation sources, Vers uses 80% less plastic then competitors; energy efficient components and 100% recycled packaging all add to the effort.
This antique hardwood flooring product is amazingly rich in history - having played a role through prohibition. Why can't all reclaimed flooring have such a great backstory?
While not the most commercially appealing of names, rubberwood, from the rubber tree, is a high quality timber product that can be sustainably harvested. Previously discarded or burned, the versatile wood is now becoming sought after by the furniture making and construction industry.
